Section 46a-64c

Citation: Section 46a-64c
Parent Document: Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities v. Sullivan Associates, 250 Conn. 763 (1999)
Jurisdiction: Connecticut (state)
Effective Date: 1999-10-12
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/7898215/commission-on-human-rights-oppo... ↗

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The majority’s holding will have a negative effect upon investment in decent rental units in Connecticut. This is illustrated by New York City’s experience with rent control, which could be yet another lease term mandated by a tenant’s income source. Rent control had its genesis in war time to prevent gouging of soldiers and defense workers. See R. Pipes, Property and Freedom (1999) p. 262. It survives in New York City and several university towns. Id., p. 263. In New York City, rent control has helped to bring about urban decay of an unprecedented number of properties “as many landlords, unable to make any profit on their properties, either neglected or abandoned them.” Id. The legislature could not have intended such a result in Connecticut.

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